GENPACT Company Logical Reasoning Blood Relations

Eight people are planning to share equally the cost of a rental car. If one person withdraws from the arrangement and the others share equally the entire cost of the car, then the share of each of the remaining persons increased by:

A.1/7
B.1/8
C.1/9
D.7/8

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Original share of 1 person = 1/8
New share of 1 person = 1/7
Increase =(1/7-1/8) = 1/56
Required fraction = (1/56)/(1/8)
= (1/56)*8
= 1/7
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GENPACT Other Question

One-third of Rahul's savings in National Savings Certificate is equal to one-half of his savings in Public Provident Fund. If he has Rs. 1,50,000 as total savings, how much has he saved in Public Provident Fund ?

A. Rs. 30,000
B. Rs. 50,000
C. Rs. 60,000
D. Rs. 90,000 To fill a tank, 25 buckets of water is required. How many buckets of water will be required to fill the same tank if the capacity of the bucket is reduced to two-fifth of its present ?

A. 10
B. 35
C. 62.5
D. Cannot be determined
E. None of these